Weather in Natal in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Natal in January
Going from a maximum of +31°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +31°C.
Is Natal warm or cold in January?
Natal is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Natal:
Water temperature in Natal in January
Water in Natal in January is Very warm. It varies from +28°C to +29°C, with an average of +28°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +28°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Natal in January?
Climate in Natal in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +38°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 31 mm | 57 mm | 80 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 22 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +28°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 31 mm to 57 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 76%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Natal is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Natal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Natal in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+27°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 299 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 1504 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Natal, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.